I'd been to it a couple of years before with a group of educators attending the World of Water Conference. It was an awe inspiring experience on both occasions. To think that for millions of years the caverns sat forming quietly in the darkness creating cathedral-like chambers, undisturbed for the most part, while the world above frequently altered it's appearance.
Upon entering the first part of the cavern, my son said, " I want to work here!", and I bet he will. My daughter was a little nervous at first then after a while she started to enjoy the sights. It was a seventy minute tour led by a lanky teen who led us through a very insightful exploration of the 3/4 mile cave system. If there's anything like it in your neck of the woods I recommend you pay it a visit. It's open year round so we'll probably go back in the fall.
On the illustration front I'll be working on some sketches for a proposed picture book on some Mexican folk tales. It's not a done deal. The sketches will be shown to the author and publisher to see if the styles works with story and will appeal to the kids. We'll see.
We had a chance to see the Ringling show up in Austin for free but had turn it down because of other commitments. Plus when it comes to seeing the circus the kids will want light wands, snow cones, etc.. If you multiply that by two it adds up quickly and we'd already spent so much this week. and quite frankly the Ringling show hasn't been living up to it's reputation for a few years. The acts are generic and the production values have seriously degraded. Our game plan is to save up for the Shriner show next month. They usually bring in a pretty good show like the Hanneford Circus or the Carden Brothers Circus.
That's about the size of it. Later days!!
Upon entering the first part of the cavern, my son said, " I want to work here!", and I bet he will. My daughter was a little nervous at first then after a while she started to enjoy the sights. It was a seventy minute tour led by a lanky teen who led us through a very insightful exploration of the 3/4 mile cave system. If there's anything like it in your neck of the woods I recommend you pay it a visit. It's open year round so we'll probably go back in the fall.
On the illustration front I'll be working on some sketches for a proposed picture book on some Mexican folk tales. It's not a done deal. The sketches will be shown to the author and publisher to see if the styles works with story and will appeal to the kids. We'll see.
We had a chance to see the Ringling show up in Austin for free but had turn it down because of other commitments. Plus when it comes to seeing the circus the kids will want light wands, snow cones, etc.. If you multiply that by two it adds up quickly and we'd already spent so much this week. and quite frankly the Ringling show hasn't been living up to it's reputation for a few years. The acts are generic and the production values have seriously degraded. Our game plan is to save up for the Shriner show next month. They usually bring in a pretty good show like the Hanneford Circus or the Carden Brothers Circus.
That's about the size of it. Later days!!
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